space ship that could carry three people to 100 kilometers above the Earth’s surface‚ twice within two weeks. The prize was one by a group called SpaceShipOne‚ led by aerospace designer Burt Rutan and financier Paul Allen. Dr Buzz Aldrin‚ one of the NASA astronauts from Apollo 11 said‚ “I think the Ansari Xprize should be viewed as the beginning of one giant leap.”(Xprize Foundation) There had been space tourism prior to 2004‚ but it was much more expensive and not nearly as common. A company called
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for the success of this mission. Loftus from Forbes magazine showed in his article how the crew in Houston quickly adapts to the changes and how fast they create innovation that was essential for the success of the mission. This is a statement from NASA that Loftus used in his article; “The most remarkable achievement of mission control was quickly developing procedures for powering up the CM after its long‚ cold sleep. Flight controllers wrote the documents for this innovation in three days‚ instead
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Space Exploration Is the Singly Most Important Thing that a Man Has Ever Done in his Long History Honourable members of the examination board‚ the speech submitted to your consideration is devoted to the problem of space exploration on the basis of the pamphlet From Stonehenge to Tranquility Base by Ray Bradbury. In my speech I’m to dwell upon the following points: firstly I comment on the leitmotif of the essay that space travel is the single most important thing that man has ever done
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space‚ to set foot on the moon‚ to explore Mars; however‚ because of the perseverance of early scientists like Dalton with the atom and Newton’s physics‚ Lance Armstrong was able to set foot on the moon in the twentieth-century‚ and more recently‚ NASA has sent probes to Mars for exploration. The incredible knowledge gained from these expeditions
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outstanding leader. His ability and intelligence allowed him to amaze his peers. Graduating from Purdue University with a degree in aeronautical engineering‚ he started out as an experimental test pilot for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Before doing so however‚ he served his country in the Korean War as a member of the U.S. Navy. He flew 78 missions and was awarded many medals and stars for his service. After receiving his education‚ he became an astronaut and proceeded to cultivate
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project the US that attempted to discover space‚ it was ran by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‚ NASA which accomplished putting the first humans on the Moon‚ the program ran from 1969 to 1972 resulted in American astronauts’ trying a total of 11 spaceflights and putting the first man on the moon. The Apollo moon program costed a smashing 25.4 billion dollars‚ NASA designed the Apollo Command Module for this program. It was a capsule with room for three space travelers. The space
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The space race was apart of the Cold War because some believed military installations would be developed in outer space; ultimately‚ impacting the result of the Cold War. Most importantly‚ many developments are direct results of space technologies. For example‚ LEDs‚ infrared ear thermometers‚ anti-icing systems‚ highway safety‚ video enchantments‚ firefighter gear‚ and much more (Jones‚ 2011). The moon landing itself did not provide resources‚ but the technology from the moon benefited the nation
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possible dangers of planetary exploration are explained by Richard Greenberg who says that for astronauts there is “the hazard that some infectious extraterrestrial germ might be riding with them” (Source F) when they return home. Astronauts involved in NASA endeavors do not only trust the hundreds of space engineers that built the space shuttle‚ but they also possibly endanger themselves by exposing themselves to a plentiful
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EXPLORE The explorative spirit of the Americans inspired projects of manned space flights like the Mercury‚ Gemini‚ and Apollo projects put together by NASA. Projects like these were formed around the ultimate goal of eventually getting an American man to the moon (Webb‚ “Advanced”). On March 6‚ 1958 the National Security Council discussed the United States’s objectives in its response to the Soviet Union launching their satellite. The expectations of future explorations were discussed and the timeline
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duration information and gap closing activities. Once testing is completed in different environments (Earth and space) and all the performance gaps are identified and met the SMT’s provide this information to the Evolving Mars Campaign. (Implementation NASA‚ pgs.
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